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Music lessons

  • Scooby-dooby-doo: Making sense of scat singing in jazz

    Nov 03, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • It’s time we stop using the term ‘world music’ for all that doesn’t come from the West

    Jul 26, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • From four bottles of vodka to small pegs: The evolution of the Punjabi party song in Hindi films

    Apr 15, 2018 · 07:15 am
  • The right note: Why it’s time for male voice choirs to star welcoming women

    Apr 13, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Healing tunes: Why hip hop doesn’t deserve the bad rap it has got

    Jul 30, 2017 · 08:30 pm
  • What German composer Bach has in common with the Indian dhrupad genre

    Jun 18, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • Remembering Acharya Bach, the ‘last Asian composer’ of Western classical music

    Jun 17, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • Why Gandhi’s favourite bhajan ‘Vaishnav Jan To’ is so important in Modi’s hate-filled India

    Jun 14, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • How did Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ change rock ‘n’ roll? An Indian insider explains

    Sep 25, 2016 · 11:30 am
  • How a mining engineer’s invention made pop singers all sound the same

    Sep 17, 2016 · 05:30 am
  • Background notes: How the not-so-silent cinema created a love for music

    Aug 20, 2016 · 12:00 pm
  • Musical genres are out of date – this new system explains why you might like both jazz and hip hop

    Aug 06, 2016 · 05:30 am
  • Titillating, confusing, intimidating: How Prince left a mark on one Indian teenager

    Apr 24, 2016 · 03:30 pm
  • Why is it so hard to find videos of Prince's amazing performances?

    Apr 22, 2016 · 01:15 pm